Canning crappie ?

Same for us on the canned deer. Will sure let y’all know how it turns out. Vacation coming up for turkey season and slab hunting soon!


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Originally Posted by tnduxcaller

If you are going to eat it on crackers, look up pickling fish, like pickled herring you get in grocery stores.

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Oh, now pickled is a good thought.

Good idea. Never thought of canning crappie

I did the pickled version a year or 2 ago; I followed the version on Youtube by "5 Year Plan". I used a combination of panfish; crappie, bluegill, perch.

Canning brine is 8 cups white vinegar, 5 cups white sugar, 1/3 cup pickling spice. I added 2 tablespoons of red pepper flake and extra peppercorns. I did 1/2 of the canning recipe so added 8-10 extra peppercorns. Used some onion slices, too.

I thought it was pretty good, certainly not a meal in itself but as a snack or just a bite of something different now and again it was just the ticket.

EDIT to add: REMINDER... Fish must be frozen first to kill any parasites; the 1st brining step actually firms them up a bit once they thaw.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CorySDp58mc

First batch of canned crappie on the stove. Used whole small crappie, scaled, gutted and head/ fins removed. Can’t wait to make crappie cakes!


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